Employment and labor

1954
An Act to establish a department of public welfare in the City of Galax.
An Act to authorize the Commonwealth of Virginia to accept a retrocession of jurisdiction of and assert concurrent jurisdiction over certain highways within the Fort Belvoir Military Reservation.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-78 and 58-81, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating. respectively, to the definition of gross income and to deductions allowed taxpayers reporting income.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4-10, 8-204, 14-5, 14-80, 14-47, 14-57, as amended, 14-186, 14-187 as amended, 19-198, 22-67, as amended, and 54-58 of the Code of Virginia, relating generally to reimbursement for certain expenses, and respectively, to allowances to witnesses testifying before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, pay and mileage of jurors, the general rate of mileage, the mileage to be received by the members, officers and employees and legislative committees of the General Assembly, the traveling expenses and hotel bills of circuit judges, the compensation of individual members of boards of supervisors, allowances to witnesses for the Commonwealth, allowances to other witnesses and how and by whom entered, compensation and mileage of jurors in criminal cases and when and by whom paid, salary of members of county school boards generally, and compensation of members and secretary and treasurer of the Board of Bar Examiners and the expenses of the examinations conducted by that Board; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto new sections numbered 14-5.1 through 14-5.5, to regulate travel on State and local governmental business, and compensation for the expenses in connection therewith; and to repeal §§ 14-46 and 14-58 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to mileage of Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals and of circuit courts, and to the mileage of members of the boards of supervisors; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith.
An Act to amend and reenact 8§ 60-20, 60-22 as amended, 60-42 as amended, 60-45, 60-46, 60-47 as amended, 60-49, 60-67, 60-68 as amended, 60-69, 60-70, 60-71, 60-73, 60-73.1 as amended, and 60-75 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code by adding a new section numbered 60-118, the amended and new sections pertaining to the 'Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act' and relating respectively to the definition of unemployment, the definition of wages, the determination of benefits, the duration of benefits, the eligibility for benefits, the disqualification for benefits, the effect of Commission, Appeal Tribunal and Deputy decisions; to the eligibility of employers for a reduction in the maximum contribution rate; the individual's benefit wages, the employer’s benefit wages, the employer’s benefit wage ratio, the State experience factor, the increase of contribution rates, the decrease of contributions, the acquisition of liable businesses and a saving clause.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3 as amended, 3-a and 4 as amended of Chapter 160 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, approved March 11, 1946, which was continued in effect by § 15-574 of the Code of Virginia, relating to police departments and police forces in certain counties.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-78, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, which section defines gross income.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2-259.2, 15-712, 22-9, 22-262, 68-162, and 63-204.1 of the Code of Virginia, all of which relate to the Virginia Commission for the Blind, so as to change its name.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4-86 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation into the State, holding in warehouses, and delivery from the warehouses in the State.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-113 and 54-129 of the Code of Virginia, relating to contractors; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding anew section numbered 54-145.1, relating to the same subject.
An Act to amend and reenact § 68-85 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the employment and compensation of certain employees in counties with executive or manager form of government.
An Act to amend and reenact § 148(a) of Chapter 34 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, approved February 7, 1918, as amended, which chapter provided a new charter for the city of Norfolk, and which section relates to the power of the city to establish and maintain a system of pensions, retirement allowances and death benefits for certain officers and employees, and validating the inclusion of certain officers and employees in said system by an ordinance that became effective on January 1, 1954; to amend and reenact § 13, as amended, of said chapter, which section relates to the penalty for the absence of councilmen from regular council meetings; and to repeal § 115 of said chapter, which section provides for an efficiency board for the city.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 68-78.1, so as to permit local boards of public welfare to accept and expend certain funds or money, and so as to require an anata
An Act to amend Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 40 of the Code of Virginia, by adding five new sections numbered §§ 40-74.1 through 40-74.5, relating to the denial or abridgement of the right to work and service of process.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4, as amended, of Chapter 809 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, approved March 19, 1920, which provided anareet for the city of Bristol, the section relating to the powers of the city.
An Act to amend Chapter 64 of the Acts of Assembly of 1896, approved January 16, 1896, which provided a charter for the city of Newport News by adding thereto sections numbered 188 and 184 relating to retirement funds.

1956
An Act to amend and reenact § 38.1-472 of the Code of Virginia, relating to group life insurance.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-849 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for the examination and certification of nurses.
An Act to amend and reenact § 14-86, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the salaries of sheriffs and sergeants and their deputies, and certain factors to be considered in fixing such salaries.
An Act to amend and reenact § 65-93, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to rehearings on awards of the Industrial Commission.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 16-172.71, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to method of providing probation service for juveniles.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2-79 of the Code of Virginia, relating to rights of certain persons holding positions in the service of the Commonwealth who leave or have left such service for service in one of the armed forces of the United States.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 10-127 of the Code of Virginia, relating to composition of the Advisory Council on the Virginia Economy.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-35, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain officers who are ineligible to the office of division superintendent of schools.
An Act to amend and reenact § 48-29 of the Code of Virginia, relating to lien of landlords and farmers for advances to tenants and artes
AN ACT to amend and reenact 8§ 68-51 as amended, 68-52, 68-58 as amended, 68-58.1, 68-56 as amended, and 68-58 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal § 68-52.1 of the Code of Virginia, all of which sections relate to local boards of public welfare.
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-104 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certificates of physical fitness required in connection with employment of children.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-78, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to gross income for purposes of income taxation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 34-80, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the exemption of wages of certain judgment debtors.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.10, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to definitions under the Virginia Supplemental Retirement Act.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 54-762, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the grounds for revocation or suspension of licenses of real estate brokers and salesmen.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 68-81.1, to require that certain employees of local welfare boards give bond.
An Act for the relief of Clinton T. Barns
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-87, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to salaries and expenses of division superintendents of schools, State and local contributions relative thereto, and part-time division school superintendents.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 16-172.11, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the clerk, bailiff and other employees of juvenile courts.
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-74.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to service of process on a labor union or labor organization doing business in this State all of whose officers and trustees are nonresidents of this State.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 65-39 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the rights of the employer under the Workmen’s Compensation Act in an action by the employee against a third party, so as to permit recovery by the employer of compensation and expenses paid by the employer out of a verdict or settlement.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.57 of the Code of Virginia, relating to disability retirement allowance of persons retired under Virginia Supplemental Retirement System.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4 and §§ 18 and 14, as amended, Chapter 288 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, approved March 1924, which provided a charter for the town of Salem, the section relating to powers of the town and town ordinances.
An Act to amend and reenact § 2 of Chapter 12 of an act entitled “An act to provide a new charter for the city of Portsmouth”
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 7 of Title 38.1 a new article designated Article 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 88.1-801.1 through 38.1-801.9, inclusive, to provide for the qualification of life insurance and accident and sickness insurance agents.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22-241 and 22-242 of the Code of Virginia, relating to employment of certain specialized personnel by counties, cities and towns in connection with schools, and reimbursement by the State of a portion of the cost thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-750 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the qualifications for licensing as real estate brokers and salesmen.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 60-12, 60-14 as amended, 60-20 as amended, 60-22 as amended, 60-25, 60-39, 60-42 as amended, 60-45 as amended, 60-46 as amended, 60-47 as amended, 60-63 as amended, 60-64, 60-67 as amended, 60-68 as amended, 60-70 as amended, 60-76.1, 60-81, 60-88, 60-96, 60-97 and 60-98 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code by repealing §§ 60-6, 60-8 and 60-45 as amended, and adding four new sections numbered 60-6.1, 60-8.1, 60-45.2 and 60-76.2, the amended, repealed and new sections pertaining to the 'Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act' and relating respectively to the definition of employer, the definition of employment, the definition of unemployment, the definition of wages, contingencies affecting the operations of the title, State-federal co-operation, the weekly benefit amount, the duration of benefits, the eligibility for benefits, the disqualification for benefits, the amount of taxes, the use of collections in financing administrative expenditures, the eligibility of employers for a reduction in the maximum contribution rate, the individual's benefit wages, the employer's benefit wage ratio, the reduced contribution rate permissible under federal amendment, refunds, the termination of coverage, the moneys constituting Unemployment Compensation Administrative Fund, expenditures solely for costs of administration, the replacement of funds lost or expended for unnecessary purposes, the definition of base period, the definition of benefit year, the duration of benefits and the computation of the contribution rate of delinquent employers.
An Act to reappropriate from the public revenue to the State Board of Education the unexpended balances of Items 184, 205 and 210 of Chapter 708 of the Acts of the General Assembly, 1954.
An Act for the relief of the family of William Broadwell.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 65-51, 65-52, 65-62 and 65-68, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to workmen’s compensation generally and, respectively, to compensation for total incapacity, compensation for partial incapacity, compensation in case of death, and maximum compensation payable.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 404 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 8, 1954, which provided an increase in retirement compensation for certain retired State employees and teachers and certain beneficiaries thereof.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 9 of Title 15 anew article numbered 5, containing new sections numbered 15-281.4:1 through 15-281.4:78, to provide a general charter for the consolidation of two or more political subdivisions; to provide, under certain conditions, for the holding of a referendum to determine whether the same shall be adopted; to provide, under certain conditions, for a referendum to adopt the name of a consolidated city; and to provide the effect of such charter if adopted.
An Act to amend and reenact § 46-868, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the application of minors for operators’ licenses
An Act to provide for the employment of assistants to the Commonwealth’s Attorneys in certain counties, subject to the approval of the Compensation Board, and to provide for their compensation.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 40-109 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain prohibited employment.
An Act to permit the Cities of Hampton, Newport News and Warwick, acting pursuant to Section 15-220 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, 1950, and Acts Amendatory thereto, to incorporate in the provisions of the agreement providing for consolidation of all three cities certain optional provisions which may be set forth in whole or in part in any agreement submitted in a referendum on consolidation of all three cities, and to provide for the provisions which may be included
An Act to provide for the employment of assistants to the Commonwealth’s Attorneys in certain counties, subject to the approval of the Compensation Board, and to provide for their compensation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 3.01, §§ 8.05 and 8.11, as amended, § 8.14, § 4.02, as amended, § 8.05, §§ 9.08 and 9.06, as amended, § 9.09, and §§ 9.12, 9.19 and 10.01, as amended, of Chapter 586 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, approved April 7, 1950, being the charter of the city of Alexandria; to amend said chapter by adding thereto a section numbered 4.08; and to repeal §§ 8.08 and 9.07 of said chapter.
AN ACT to authorize the Governor to execute, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a certain compact relating to juveniles; to declare the policy of the Commonwealth with regard to certain juveniles; to authorize the appointment of a compact administrator and prescribe his powers and duties; to provide for the payment of certain obligations, to prescribe the jurisdiction of certain courts in certain cases, and to authorize certain agreements with regard to the return of run away juveniles.
An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia, relating to courts not of record; to that end to repeal Title 16 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 6 and §§ 16-1 to 16-129.1 and Chapter 7 including §§ 16-172.1 to 16-172.84, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to courts not of record; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code re- pealed by this act a new title numbered 16.1, which title includes eight new chapters numbered 1 to 8, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 16.1-1 to 16.1-217, both inclusive, relating to courts not of record; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 38.1-21 and $8.1-860 of the Code of Virginia, relating to what included within, and excluded from, certain classes of insurance.
An Act to amend and reenact § 65-4, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to definition of employees for purposes of coverage under Workmen’s Compensation Act.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 57-20 of the Code of Virginia relating to quantity of land which certain associations may hold; and to validate certain holdings.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 51-111.86, 51-111.40, 51-111.42, §1-111.46, 51-111.50, 51-111.55, 51-111.57, 51-111.60 and 51-111.64, relating, respectively, to computation of employer rates of contribution, year of service, conclusiveness of prior service certificate, membership contributions, retirement allowance account, service retirement allowance, disability retirement allowance, optional benefits, and restoration to active service of former members of abolished system under the Virginia Supplemental Retirement Act.
An Act to amend Chapter 7, Title 58, of the Code of Virginia 1950 by adding §§ 58-206.1, 58-206.2, 58-206.8, 58-206.4, 58-206.5, 58-206.6, 58-206.7, 58-206.8, 58-206.9, 58-206.10 and 58-206.11, relating to the establishment of regional jails or jail farms.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-247 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation and expenses of certain probation and parole oficen
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.54, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to retirement of persons upon attaining seventy years of age.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 51-111.2, 51-111.8, 51-111.8:1 and 51-111.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to federal social security for State and local employees, definition of terms, contents of agreements, extension of coverage to certain employees, and plans for coverage of local employees.
An Act to permit the release from confinement of certain offenders under certain conditions, and the requiring from such persons payment of moneys earned by them as reimbursement for expenditures for support of their dependents.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 6.04 through 6.09, inclusive, 10.01 and 18.01 of Chapter 562 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, approved April 6, 1954, which provided a charter for the city of Galax, the amended sections relating, respectively, to fees and costs, jurisdiction, docket books, and records of the civil and police justice, the substitute civil and police justice, the clerk of the civil and police court, jurisdiction to hear and try removals and appeals from the civil and police court, and appointment, powers and duties of the special justice; to further amend said chapter by adding a section numbered 6.10 relating to the jurisdiction of certain trial justices; and to repeal § 7.01 of said chapter relating to the judge of the juvenile and domestic relations
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-109 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain employment prohibited for children under eighteen years of age.
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 51-184, 51-185 and 51-186, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the retirement and retirement allowances of State Police Officers.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22-822.1, relating to vocational rehabilitation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 58-82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the establishing of, and constructing buildings for, farms for misdemeanants and felons.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 65-101 of the Code of Virginia, relating to notice of cancellation of workmen’s compensation insurance policies.
An Act to amend and reenact § 40-96 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the employment of children under the ages of fourteen and sixteen years, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 40-100.6, to provide for the issuance of part time employment certificates to certain children under certain conditions.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46-105.8, to provide for the issuance and use of temporary license plates by purchasers of motor vehicles, to regulate the same, to require the maintenance of certain records in connection therewith, and to provide penalties for violations.
An Act to amend and reenact § 65-115 of the Code of Virginia, relating to records and reports of industrial accidents.
An Act to amend and reenact § 65-4, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, defining employees for purposes of workmen’s compensation.
An Act to amend and reenact § 4 of Part III of § 188 of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Newport News in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor", approved January sixteen, Eighteen Hundred Ninety-six, as amended, § 4 relating to membership in retirement pension plan for city employees.
An Act to amend and reenact § 15-237 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clerks of boards of supervisors; and to validate the employment of such clerk in certain counties.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding new sections numbered 65-114.1 through 65-114.5, inclusive, to provide for assignment of risks to insurance carriers under workmen’s compensation; and to confer certain powers and impose certain duties on the State Corporation Commission.
An Act to amend and reenact § 54-852 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the renewal of licenses or certificates of persons practicing nursing.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.41, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to prior service credit under Virginia Supplemental Retirement System.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 44 Proposing amendments to §§ 155 and 161 of the Constitution of Virginia.

1956es
An Act to appropriate certain funds for construction or improvement of facilities at the Western State Hospital.
An Act to amend and reenact § 22-67, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of members of county school boards.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 65-7.1, to define change in condition as used in the Workmen’s Compensation Act.
An Act to provide for the employment of counsel to defend the actions of members of school boards and to provide for the payment of costs, exponnns and liabilities levied against such members out of local publie funds.
An Act to amend and reenact § 51-111.10, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the meaning of certain words as used in the Virginia Supplemental Retirement Act, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to Title 51, Chapter 8.2 thereof, an Article 4.1, containing §§ 51-111.88:1 through 51-111.88:8, providing for the retirement of certain private school teachers.

1958
An Act to amend and reenact § 65-96 of the Code of Virginia, relating to judgments on agreements or awards of the Industrial Commission, to provide for the enforcement of certain fines levied by the Industrial Commission.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 40-84 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the regulation of hours of work of women.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 40-36 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain notice and schedule required to be posted by certain employers.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8.06 of Chapter 215 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, approved March 7, 1952, which provided a charter for the city of South Norfolk, said section relating to removal of officers and employees, and to amend said chapter by adding sections numbered 7.5 through 7.20, to create a civil service commission and provide compensation for members thereof; prescribe the powers and duties thereof; prescribe examinations for applicants for certain positions; provide certain exemptions; provide for payment of certain salaries; prohibit certain acts; impose penalties for violations; provide for appropriations; require certain reports; create a Division of Police and a Department of Fire and provide for the supervision thereof; and to prescribe the effective date thereof.
An Act to amend and reenact § 8-449.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to garnishment and execution on wages and salaries of State employees, to provide for service of process upon the head of the department, agency or institution where the employee is employed rather than the
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 51-136.1 of the Code of Virginia, to provide for the making of determinations by the Industrial Commission in cases involving allowances to survivors of members of the State police officers’ retirement system and for the authorization and computation of allowances to such survivors when no award is made under the Virginia Workmen’s Compensation Act.
An Act to amend and reenact § 88.1-479 of the Code of Virginia, relating to group life insurance which may be issued to trustees of funds established by two or more employers, or by one or more labor unions, or by one or more employers and labor unions.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 65-48, setting up a schedule of occupational diseases under the Workmen’s Compensation Act; to amend and reenact Section 65-44 of the Code of Virginia, to provide for employer’s election to be bound by the schedule of occupational diseases; and to amend and reenact Section 65-48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to notice to employers in occupational disease cases.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 22-206 of the Code of Virginia, to exempt therefrom persons regularly employed by any school board prior to the inception of certain relationships.
AN ACT to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a section numbered 54-275.1, to provide that the statutes regulating the practice of the healing arts shall not be construed to prevent any State Medical College from entering into contracts with physicians to teach therein, nor to prohibit certain State agencies from furnishing medical care.
AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 54-298, 54-299, 54-300 as amended, 54-302 as amended, 54-806 as amended, 54-306.3, 54-309, 54-316 as amended, 54-318 as amended, 54-319 and 54-320 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating generally to examinations and issuance of certificates to practice the healing arts; remedies for applicants refused examination; revocation or suspension of licenses; and appeals from such revocations or suspensions; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 54-817.1 and 54-321.2, to provide for immediate suspension of licenses or certificates to practice healing arts and for termination of such suspension.
AN ACT to amend and reenact § 54-129, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to registration, examination and issuance of certificate to engage in business as a contractor in this State so as to provide for issuance of temporary certificates in certain cases.
An Act to amend and reenact § 38.1-881, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to required coverage in motor vehicle bodily injury or property damage liability insurance contracts or policies, and matters relating thereto.